A study commissioned by the former Department for Children, Schools and Families found that while the performance of five-year-olds at the end of the EYFS had improved across England between 2007 and 2009, 26 per cent of local authorities had seen no progress.
Performance had increased each year since 2006, with the proportion of five-year-olds reaching a good level of development increasing from 45 per cent in 2006 to 52 per cent in 2009. Local authority results ranged from 35 per cent to 60 per cent.
The report said: "Most local authorities made some progress, improving by up to 10 percentage points; 24 made greater progress than this, six were non-movers, and 14 slipped to a lower percentage."
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